Where does “puolisävelaskel” come from?

puolisävelaskel (Finnish) comes from Finnish sävelaskel, from Finnish askel, from Proto-Finnic askel, from Proto-Uralic aśkele — step.

puolisävelaskel (Finnish): semitone interval between adjacent keys

Definitions

  1. semitone interval between adjacent keys

Ancestry of “puolisävelaskel”, step by step

puolisävelaskel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sävelaskel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsävelaskeltone, step
2Finnishaskelstep, pace; step
3Proto-Finnicaskelstep, pace
4Proto-Uralicaśkelestep

via Finnish puoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
2Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
3Proto-Uralicpälähalf
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